For me, this week's Play Data Cafe color combination (pink, red & white) was certainly a challenge. Somewhere in the back of my mind was some "rule" from childhood that red & pink don't go together. However, when I saw that 91 other creative souls had taken the color challenge plunge, I decided to dive in too using this week's 2 Sketches 4 You Sketch.
I worked with several shades of pink and red before I found ones that worked for me. I have always wanted to add some Stampington & Company images to my collection, and I finally found some at the Cottage Stamper on my last Chicago Stamp Store road trip.
I inked this Elegant Butterfly with Rouge Chalk ink, stamped it off once (the first stamp of the pink was too dark to get the contrast I wanted), and then inked the edges of the image with Warm Red.
I stamped the Hero Arts Dandelion Frame in Snow White ink on the red base panel. While most of the image is covered with the center panel, I thought what did show had the same feel as my main image.
I finished with an SRM Sticker sentiment, two pierced rows, and A Muse adhesive gems on the butterfly body. Even though I wasn't quite sure about the color combination when I started, I love the end result.
Beautiful!!!
Beautiful, glad you took the plunge and joined us this week at the PDCC.
It’s breath taking. Beautiful stamping and the colors are fantastic!
So pretty! Great to have you playing along with us at the play date cafe 🙂
Gorgeous card! Doesn’t look like you had any problem with the colors! Fantastic design. Thanks for joining us at the PDCC!
OHWOW! This is just GORGEOUS! You rocked the challenge!
I love the gradations of colour you’ve achieved in your central image – so beautiful! Also love the way you created your background pp – it’s gorgeous!!
Such a gorgeous card and a wonderful way to use the colors!
Wow! This is stunning! Love it in every way!!
Simply STUNNING! So unique! I’ll also bet you were told redheads shouldn’t wear pink!! Ha! Ha!
OMGoodness-just love that butterfly focal point–this is just a beautiful card! Well done:) Thanks for joining us at the PDCC:)
Lovely card! I love your butterfly image!
Gorgeous card!
Beautiful creation 🙂
Your card is fabulous! I love it! I’m always so inspired when I visit PDCC!
This is gorgeous Stef! A real stunner of a card. LOVELY. 🙂
Just beautiful, Stef! LOVE it! Thanks for playing with the Play Date Cafe!!
wow Stef – you are a master stamper – this is truly admirable
Thanks for joining us at 2S4Y this week
:)Kazan
Ooh I LOVE this Stef! I never got around to finishing comments last week because I was away, so apologies this is late, but what a great card for our challenge! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!